lua language

[alterdimension]

Hey. I just heard of a language called lua. Can you code emulators for psp with it? I've heard great things about gaming with this. They even say you can design games like world of warcraft with it. Any comments from coders with this? I'm trying to do research on this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Alterdimension

[Geek]

from my knowledge most emulators are programmed in C++ and then they port the code, as for lua I believe its more used for basic homebrew games.

[alterdimension]

in your opinion, which of the two would be best learned? C++ or Lua? I would think that lua is the way of the future. What do you think? which of the two would be worth learning?

[garrei]

C++ in my view..... it is harder to learn but you can make almost anything with it. and dont expect to learn in one day..... it takes time to learn a high level programming language but if your focused and motivated, then go for it.

[DarkFoxSniper]

LUA is defiantly NOT the programming language of the future..it is very simple and unless your bored I don't recommend learning it since it is VERY limited in what it can do.

[alterdimension]

Then the best thing to learn would be c++ to port and make video games incuding psp emulators. Right?

[garrei]

yep good luck with it

[DarkFoxSniper]

Then the best thing to learn would be c++ to port and make video games incuding psp emulators. Right?

Correct but I will say this C++ is NO easy feat..it can take YEARS to fully master it enough to be able to produce a working game.

[Suitch]

Okay...

Lua is a Low-Level Language. This means you must run it inside of a pre-compiled enviorment. In laymens terms: You are making an addition to a pre-existing application. Any games made in lua must be run by another program.

Now, to define(Program){a set of commands used by the CPU to modify a set of values into usable data};

A Program is something that takes something else that makes no sense(like the previous sentence) and turns it into something understandable(like this sentence).

C++ is a Mid-level language. It is run directly on the CPU. It is independent of everything except the CPU.

By rules of logic, anything programmed in lua does not get directly processed by the CPU, thus is not a program in itself. Whereas anything made in C++ is directly processed by the CPU, thus it is always a program in itself.(Exception being modules, but those are technically still independent, and you don't need to know what they are anyway)

This whole post was typed by memory, so some may be a little off, but the basis is from the first 5 pages of [C++: A Complete Reference; By Herbert sumin-or-rather](VERY good book for learning C++, Herbert is an excellent writer for a text-book-writer.)

NOTE: I am so proud of this post, I have shed a tear.